RV REVIEW
“THE HIGH TERRAIN HAS BECOME ONE
OF ATLANTIC'S TOP SELLERS.”
They don’t call the north Melbourne suburb of
Campbellfield the caravan manufacturing capital
of Australia for nothing. Drive along one of the
industrial side streets and you’ll spot sign after
sign announcing the factory of many popular
caravan names.
In amongst them: Atlantic Caravans. This
unassuming manufacturer has been in the game
since 2010, but in January 2018 Atlantic launched
a dedicated offroader, the High Terrain. This
model, I’m told, has since become one of the
manufacturer’s top sellers. At $79,990 (as
shown, ex-Melbourne), it certainly offers decent
bang for buck.
EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT
Our tow vehicle for this review was not ideal. The
Isuzu MU-X can haul 3000kg, with up to 300kg
on the towball. Our High Terrain weighed 2770kg
(Tare) and its TBM was 210kg, so we were legal,
but obviously if we had’ve filled the water tanks,
the gas cylinders, and tossed in some provisions,
we would almost certainly have exceeded the
vehicle’s towing capacity.
We therefore don’t endorse the MU-X as a suitable
tow vehicle for this van. Instead, a Jeep Grand
Cherokee or 200 Series Land Cruiser would be
ideal for a van such as this.
However, the High Terrain towed well as we
took the Hume Highway north, never swaying or
behaving erratically. And as the bitumen gave way
to gravel and mounds of dirt, the High Terrain, with
its high ground clearance, faithfully followed.
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